Kerry Katona shares her controversial views on Coldplay cheating couple after THAT kiss cam scandal
Andy Byron, former CEO of software firm Astronomer, was caught with his arms around the company's chief people officer Kristin Cabot at the band's Boston Gillette Stadium gig.
The 50-year-old then resigned from the billion-dollar company on Saturday in a statement after being placed on leave.
And now Kerry Katona has weighed in on the scandal, however the Atomic Kitten star has a slightly more controversial view.
Kerry, 44, has had a colourful relationship history herself and in her latest column for New magazine she appeared to sympathise with the cheating pair.
She penned: 'I can't believe Chris Martin caught a couple looking cosy at one of Coldplay's concerts in Boston and they ended up on a big screen in front of million of fans. Then the video went viral.
'Yeah I had an affair myself once - while I was married to my second husband Mark Croft - and it was the best thing I ever did.
'I'd say it probably saved my life.'
Kerry was married to the former taxi driver from 2007 until their official divorce in 2011.
Their relationship was marred by cheating allegations from both parties and claims he had an 'obsession with spending her money,' that contributed to her bankruptcy.
The star has previously admitted she had an affair during their marriage after she cheated on him with ex Royal Marine Kevin Green, who she met at the GI Jane Bootcamp.
Talking about the affair back in 2023 on Slingo's Getting Lippy Gossip Show alongside host Emma Conybeare and MailOnline's Rebecca Lawrence, Kerry recalled the incident.
She explained: 'I had an affair myself when I was with Mark Croft and it was the best thing that I ever did.'
The TV personality continued: 'We were both married we both fell madly in love with each other he did leave his wife for a little bit but for me that just... it saved my life.'
The pair had a turbulent relationship since they married at Gretna Green on Valentine's Day in 2007.
Their wedding came six days before the birth of their daughter Heidi. In April 2008 they welcomed a son, Maxwell Mark.
Shortly after the ceremony reports alleged that Mark slept with a former lover in the days following their engagement and also had an affair with a second woman.
He was then pictured apparently fondling a stripper in Majorca while he was on a make-or-break holiday with Kerry and their children.
They split for good in 2010, when Kerry was introduced to Kevin in January when he agreed to help out at a weight-loss bootcamp course in Kent.
Her progress was also followed by a camera crew for the ITV2 show Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter.
The singer admitted to kissing Kevin but insists the relationship didn't develop any further because they were both married.
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